Nicole (Niki) Harré is a New Zealand academic and as of 2019 is a full professor at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

specialising in

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

and the psychology of

sustainability Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livi ...

. Her research addresses issues of sustainability, citizenship, values and political activism. Harré is the author of ''Psychology for a Better World: Strategies to Inspire Sustainability'' and ''The Infinite Game How to Live Well Together''.

Academic career

After a

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titled '' 'The young driver: a highway warrior? ' '' at the

, Harré taught to the

, rising to full professor. Notable students of Harré include Carla Houkamau, professor of psychology at Auckland.

Selected works

* Harré, Niki, John Read. "The role of biological and genetic causal beliefs in the stigmatisation of'mental patients'." Journal of mental health 10, no. 2 (2001): 223–235. * Brug, Johannes, Mark Conner, Niki Harre, Stef Kremers, Susan McKellar, and Sandy Whitelaw. "The Transtheoretical Model and stages of change: a critique: observations by five commentators on the paper by Adams, J. and White, M.(2004) why don't stage-based activity promotion interventions work?." Health education research 20, no. 2 (2005): 244–258. * Harré, Niki, Jeff Field, and Barry Kirkwood. "Gender differences and areas of common concern in the driving behaviors and attitudes of adolescents." Journal of Safety Research 27, no. 3 (1996): 163–173. * Harré, Niki, Susan Foster, and Maree O'Neill. "Self‐enhancement, crash‐risk optimism and the impact of safety advertisements on young drivers." British journal of psychology 96, no. 2 (2005): 215–230. * Harré, Niki. "Risk evaluation, driving, and adolescents: A typology." Developmental Review 20, no. 2 (2000): 206–226.

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